Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)
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The nine protected cruisers of the Edgar Class were completed between 1893 and 1896. They were occasionally referred to as the Crescent Class.
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[1]
Fire Control Instruments
Radio
By the end of 1901 or soon after,[2]
- Edgar and Hawke in reserve were fitted to receive a W/T set
- Gibraltar at the Cape was fitted to receive a W/T set
- Theseus had a Jackson set in the Mediterranean
- Endymion had a Jackson set with the China Squadron
- St. George had a Marconi in the Cruiser Squadron
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191.
- Template:BrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
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